About

Launched in summer 2021, Wild Ingleborough is a multi-partner, landscape-scale conservation project creating a wilder future for this part of the Yorkshire Dales. Building on decades of work by Natural England and Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, the project aims to combat the impacts of the climate crisis and aid nature’s recovery across this large upland area.

The peak of Ingleborough mountain shrouded in mist. In the foreground are golden reeds.

Andrew Parkinson WWF-UK

The UK is one of the most nature-depleted nations in the world. This is reflected in the Yorkshire Dales, where pockets of native woodland and natural habitat are restricted to isolated fragments.

We will work to restore around 1,200 hectares of land owned by Natural England and the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, helping wildlife to thrive across the Ingleborough National Nature Reserve.

Working with local communities, the Wild Ingleborough project will restore land from the valley floor to the mountain top, reconnecting patches of habitat to allow wildlife to move more freely in the landscape.

Yellow globeflowers in bloom amongst the limestone pavement and restored grassland at the foot of Ingleborough mountain

Yellow globeflowers
Joseph Gray WWF-UK

a white mossy saxifrage flower with a yellow centre and a red stem

Mossy saxifrage
Joseph Gray WWF-UK

A closeup photo of a brown hare sitting on mossy rocks

Brown hare
Andrew Parkinson WWF-UK

Lapwing on grassy ground - A small bird with a grey to black crest, collar, back, and wings. It has white cheeks and chest and orange legs. The wing has slight iridescence.

Lapwing
Joseph Gray WWF-UK

Early purple orchid
Joseph Gray WWF-UK

bog cotton with fluffy white seeds at the end of each stem

Bog cotton
Joseph Gray WWF-UK

Green hairstreak butterfly
Joseph Gray WWF-UK

Scalloped hazel moth perched on limestone

Scalloped hazel moth
Joseph Gray WWF-UK